Map of Louisiana State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Venice
City of Venice Historical Markers
Venice Historical Marker
Hwy 23, Venice,
LA,
USA
Near this site on April 9, 1682, LaSalle claimed Louisiana for France. Father Zenobius Membre, a member of the expedition, sang the Te Deum. On March 3, 1699, Father Anastase Douay, a member of Iberville's expedition, celebrated the first mass of record in French Louisiana.